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Jul 25, 2007

13 Violent "Biker Gang" in Delhi..!!

Can anyone tell me what the hell is this..??

Yesterday night I saw a program on the news channel CNN-IBN on how the Indian youth are incresingly becoming Reckless and Irresponsible. The progman started by narrating how an eve teasing incident involving a few Teenage Kids went horribly wrong in Mumbai. If that wasn't shocking enough, what followed was something which made me feel real sick.

Please look at the screenshot posted below for yourself..



According to CNN IBN...

“In Delhi, (45) members of a violent biker gang were produced in court. In a Sunday night revelry, these young men on their motorbikes terrorised motorists and pedestrians, damaged public property, injured motorists, molested a woman, and manhandled a roadside food-stall owner."


Do they know what damage they are doing..??


Violent Biker Gang..?? What the hell is happening here..?? Who will tell these delinquent bikers that “they give us a bad name.” Is this the future of biking in India..?? Who is to blame for this degradation..?? Can we do something about it..??







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Jul 22, 2007

1 TVS starts its Indonesian innings with the Step Thru "Neo".. Apache 180 to follow

TVS begins its production facility in Indonesia with the Step Thru "Neo"... will a 180 CC Apache follow too..??

The factory, located in 20 hectares of land with complete manufacturing facilities, is producing the TVS Neo, the new generation of bebeks for the Indonesian market.

"But according to a friend of mine who works for TVS (in the Plant at Hosur), he is not aware of any 180 CC Apache. Maybe the 180 CC Apache is just another rumour or maybe work hasn't started on the 180 CC Apache yet"



TVS Motor Official Press Release:

Jakarta, 16 July 2007 : President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inaugurates the factory of PT TVS Motor Company Indonesia in the Surya Cipta Estate in Karawang this afternoon.

The president was accompanied by Mrs. Ani Bambang Yudhoyono and Minister of Industry Fahmi Idris and West Java Governor Danny Setiawan.


Chairman of TVS Motor Company India, Mr.Venu Srinivasan accompanied by Mrs. Mallika Srinivasan, and the President Commissioner of PT TVS Motor Company Indonesia, Mr.Nihal Kaviratne, were also on hand to greet the dignitaries.The factory, located in 20 hectares of land with complete manufacturing facilities, is producing the TVS Neo, the new generation of bebeks for the Indonesian market. With a capacity of 300 thousand units per year, the company will be producing other variants and models.



TVS has definitely raised the performance bar in the 150-160 CC segment with its latest Apache RTR 160. But even before the impact of the RTR 160 in the 150-160 CC segment could be ascertained, here comes a news (courtesy the August 2007 Edition of Autocar India) that "TVS is preparing a 180 CC Apache for export markets..!!" Autocar India states that the 180 CC Apache is only for export markets like Indonesia.

Its very much possible that TVS might be developing a 180 CC variant of the Apache to compete with the Pulsar DTSi 180 which is sold in Indonesia. But according to a friend of mine who works for TVS (in the Plant at Hosur), he is not aware of any 180 CC Apache. Maybe the 180 CC Apache is just another rumour or maybe work hasn't started on the 180 CC Apache yet.








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Jul 21, 2007

4 Honda (HMSI) posts Growth, 100 C.C bike sales show Decline..

Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India (HMSI) post impressive growth in 2007 amidst its competitors whose sales have declined..

Two Wheeler sales have taken a hit in 2007. Industry watchers attribute this mainly due to the rising interest rates. The top three i.e. Hero Honda, Bajaj and TVS have all registered negative sales. Interestingly Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India (HMSI) has showed an impressive 43 % growth. So akin to Aesop's famous fable, has the Tortoise finally managed to pip the Hare(s)..??

>> So has the Tortoise finally managed to pip the Hare(s)..??

>> Is it also an indicator of a change in the preference of consumer to think beyond 100 C.C..??

How has HMSI achieved a positive growth figure when the whole industry was witnessing a decline..??


Mr Sanjay Gupta (Sr. Manager, marketing at HMSI), says

“New variants of our existing models plus better market penetration in semi urban and rural areas due to expansion in our network have helped us. For instance, our network is also growing fast. We already have a network of more than 400 outlets across metros, semi-urban markets and small towns and this will be in excess of 600 before this year end.”

Apart from increasing the number of dealers and introducing new(??) variants, one more factor might have contributed to HMSI's increase in sales. The 100 C.C motorcycle segment has been witnessing negative growth of late. And HMSI doesn't have a 100 motorcycle in it's portfolio. Not till now..

  • During the first quarter of 2007, the 100 cc segment saw a negative growth rate of 20% as against a 16% growth in the 125 cc and 150 cc segments.


  • Even in the second quater, the entry-level (125cc and less) motorcycle segment saw a negative growth of 21% but, the premium segment (125cc and above) grew by over 13%.



Mr. R. Chandramouli, senior VP-Sales, TVS Motors has the following explaination for this trend..

“The commuter segment usually depends on auto loans. Around 80% of sales in that segment are through finance. Therefore it was hit badly by the high interest rates.

The premium segment is usually crowded with students whose parents pay upfront, therefore it wasn’t affected that much.”


Bike makers are waiting for the festive season. They hope that sales will pick up due to the festive/buying season and also that consumers will some time to adapt to the higher interest rates.

But is the decrease in sales of 100 C.C motorcycles merely due to rising interest rates or is it also an indicator of a change in the preference of consumer, who might have sarted to think beyond 100 C.C..??





News Source: Economic Times






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Jul 17, 2007

4 TVS Apache RTR 160 TV Ad and Official Wallpapers

Watch the Slick TV Commercial and the Official Wallpapers (downloaded from the official website) of the New TVS Apache RTR 160

I happened to stumble upon a new TV Commercial for the Apache RTR 160 on YouTube. The execution of the Ad is slick and is laced with some cool computer generated graphics. The theme of the ad is a dude practising "Newton's Law of Motion" on his Apache RTR with a pretty young thing as a pillion of course..!!

I rate it as one of the Coolest Bike Ads that I have seen so far..!! Great Job TVS..!!

Cool Ad this...!! Just scroll below to watch the video..




I rate it as one of the Coolest Bike Ads that I have seen so far..!! Great job TVS..!!

Meanwhile the website of the new TVS Apache RTR 160 is also up and functional now.. Visit it at http://www.tvsapache.com/

Also Posted below are two wallpapers of the RTR taken from the official website.












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0 Drop in June 2007 Sales figures of Hero Honda, Bajaj and TVS

Sales figures for June 2007 of the top Three Indian Two Wheeler Makers shows a drop

The Indian two wheeler industry is currently going through a lean patch. With rising interest rates, consumers are not exactly in a mood to buy and this has in turn effected the sales figures of the top three Indian two wheeler Makers.


Hero Honda

    While Hero Honda sales declined by 8% at 2,55,200 units in June 2007, from 2,78,660 units during the same period in 2006.


Bajaj Auto

    Bajaj Auto, recorded a 12% decrease in its total two wheeler sales to 1,64,758 units in June 2007 from 1,88,231 units in June 2006.


TVS Motors

    TVS Motor Co Ltd, India's third-biggest motorbike maker, said on Monday it sold 107,117 units in June 2007, down 15% from 126,290 units sold in the same month last year.



Two Wheeler makers are hopefull that after the monsoon season the sales should pick up. Two wheeler sales usually take a hit every year during the monsoon season. The festival season following the monsoons should bring in the numbers for the two wheeler manufacturers.

Hope the bike makers also have a few exciting models in line for launch in the festival season.




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